The MBA Council of Houston and The Houston Young Lawyers Association cordially invite you to attend our event on Executive humor:
LAUGH IT UP! Why CEOs must be funny in hard times…
- Too many CEOs still think that humor is an occasional joke or line written by someone else in a speech (i.e. insert humor here). However, humor is a leadership skill. It fosters team spirit; it improves morale and productivity, reduces stress, increases creativity and helps employee recruitment and retention.
- Everyone has heard of the outlandish quips and stunts pulled off by legendary Southwest CEO Herb Kelleher, but can the rest of us learn to be funny? Merrie Spaeth says the answer is yes!
- Please join us for an evening of comedy, cocktails, and a lively presentation on C-Level humor with renowned corporate communications expert Merrie Spaeth.
Event Details:
When: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres start at 5:30 p.m.
Program at 6:00 p.m.; Improv Comedians at 6:45 p.m.
Where: Improv Houston
7620 Katy Freeway, Space 431, Houston, TX 77024
Program Cost: $25
Credit Card reservations online
*Sign up at: http://www.mbach.org/
About our Speaker:
Merrie Spaeth has a unique background in media, government, politics, and business. In 1987, she founded Spaeth Communications, Inc., a Dallas-based firm providing communication training and consulting for a wide range of companies and institutions. The firm specializes in teaching executives how to use communication as a strategic business tool. She began her government experience as a White House Fellow, serving as Special Assistant to William Webster, Director of the F.B.I., and in 1984 she was appointed Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and Director of Media Relations at the White House where she pioneered the use of satellite communications and started the electronic White House News Service. As a noted speech writer, Merrie has written opinion articles and speeches for many business leaders including the late William S. Paley, the founder and chairman of CBS, Inc. A cum laude graduate of Smith College, she holds a masters degree from Columbia Business School and was awarded the school's Overall Achievement Award. She is an instructor for the Business Leadership Center in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. Honors include Glamour Magazine's 10 Outstanding Working Women of America, the National Council of Women's Citation of Accomplishment, as well as the Young Poet of New York and "Filmdom's Famous Five" which dates to the 1960s when Ms. Spaeth was an actress in television and film beginning with "The World of Henry Orient" with Peter Sellers and Angela Lansbury. Merrie is the founder and president of the Institute for Strategic Communications, a not-for-profit foundation devoted to studying and reporting on business communication issues. She is active in many local and national civic and charitable organizations, and her firm has been recognized for its extensive pro bono contributions to nonprofit institutions.
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